The lift truck has become a crucial piece of machine that can raise and transport things and heavy supplies with both efficiency and speed. How a business makes use of this machinery could significantly affect its profitability.
A common storage method is Free Stacking Pallets. This is a way to use your forklift that is easy and economical. Free Stacking Pallets is positioning one pallet on top of another to make a stack of products. This is a stable storage method and is suggested when handling many pallets of the same height and dimensions or huge amounts of the similar product. The drawback of this particular technique is that it only enables access to the things put last, so it does not allow a First In First Out system.
Pallet Racking is a method which involves the stable storage of different sized pallets. Any pallet can be accessed at any time, that enables a First In First Out or Last In First Out system. It permits the rack to change shape and grow depending upon daily needs. This particular technique needs aisles that are sufficiently wide to enable a forklift to maneuver easily and to freely access the racks. The disadvantage is that this particular system means less pallets can be handled within the environment. This may not make a difference if there is sufficient space available.
Like Pallet Racking, the technique referred to as Narrow Aisle Racking enables a First In First Out or Last In First Out method. It differs in that a special narrow lift truck is utilized. This means that smaller spaces are required between the aisles of pallets than in the Pallet Racking way. The benefit is that more goods can be stored in the same area. The downside is that you would have to transition to a new truck if you already own a typical lift truck. The expenditure of acquiring special machinery may be a deterrent to adopting this particular technique of storage.
It is important to utilize your lift truck to its full potential. It pays to consider your time costs in storage and retrieval of pallets. Then you can determine whether there are more efficient means to use your lift truck in order to increase the usable space of your units or to accelerate the process. Greater effectiveness means greater productivity.